Compartmented handbag



June 27, 1950 N. FELDMAN COMPARTMENTED HANDBAG Filed Jan. 10, 1948 INVENTOR. Na? Fe/d/nan ATTORNEU Patented June 27, 1950 U I T E AT E S PAT ENJT F ICE.

CGMFARTMENTED HANDBAG- Nat-Feldman, New York, N. Y.

ApplicationJanuary 10, 1948, Serial No. 1,559

This invention relates to handbags, and more particularly to a handbag which has a compartmentincorporated therein for carrying various articles and especially for carrying a portable radio'set. The principal object of this invention is the provision of'a handbag construction which incorporates a separate compartment adapted to receive articlesnormally carried in a handbag. This separate compartment is designed to segregate some of the articlesfrom others contained in the handbag. A special feature of its construction is the use of a mirror as one of the walls forming the compartment, and itcis accordingly an important object of this invention to provide a compartmented handbag in which one of the walls of one of the compartments is a mirror which may be used as such.

Another important object of this invention is the provision of a handbag which is adapted to carry the conventional contents of handbag-s, as well as a portable radio. Provision is made in the handbag to accommodate a flat type of portable radio set in such a manner that its presence in the bagdoes not diminish the bags capacity insofar as its usual contents are concerned.

Still another object of this invention is a combination handbag" and portable radio set carrier which comprise a single unit having a single handle or strap for carrying the same. A still further ob iect. of this. invention is the provision of a carrier for portable radio: sets, whichincludes provision. for carrying the usual contents of handbags.

A preferred embodiment of this invention is shown in the accompanying drawing in which:

Fig; 1 is a. perspective view thereof, partly broken away, the handbag being-shown in open position; and

Fig". 2 is a fragmentary perspective view thereof. showing a portable radio set; carried within its separate compartment. I

The handbag herein claimed'comprises a handbag proper I38 has sidewalls II and I2, a back. wall l3 which has a. cover flap 14 connected thereto, and a front flap 15 connected to said top cover flap, a bottom wall. or floor ld and a front wall H. A handle strap or ball 20 is connected at its two ends to side walls II and I2, and it is by means of this strap that bag l0 may be carried. It will be realized however that the bag may be carried by other conventional means as well, and the scope of this invention should not be limited to the specific strap handle shown in the drawing. It should also be noted at this point that the general design of handbag 4 Glaims. (Cl: Hue-34);

W as shown in the drawing is not: critical except insofar as i-ts inner compartment; hereinafter more specifically described, is concerned". It will be understood therefore that other designs of handbag are included within the scopeof this" invention.

Bea-ring'the last remarks in mind, it win be notedthat accordion folds M connect the side walls I l and [2- to the floor [-6. Accordion folds 22 also connect the back wal-l f3 to-th side walls H and I2. This construction makesfor an adjustably-sized handbag which expands to accommodate a greater number of articles and which contracts to accommodate a lesser number of articles A frame 25 which defines a compartment within it is mounted within, and forms a partof, handbag Hi. It has top, bottom, and side walls. The side walls are connected by means of accordion-like folds 26 to the side walls H and E2 of the handbag proper. Frame 25- is a relatively rigid frame, but in View of the fact that it has accordion-like connections" with sidewalls H and i2 of the handbag, theseside walls maybe moved outwardly or inwardly as desired to accommodate contents occupyinga greater or. lesser volume. The bottom wall: of frame 25 may be connected to the floor of the handbag;

The back wall. of frame 251s, a mirror 30, and the front wall of; said frame is the same wall H which constitutes the front wall; of handbag [0. It will be seen in Fig. I that wall H is connected by means of a. hinged construction. or the equivalent of. a, hinged construction to the, bottom wall or floor [6 of, the. handbag, [0... A strap 3.1 interconnects, the bottom wall of. frame 25 and front wall l1, and this strap serves in the nature of; a. tether or restraining member which prevents the front, wall ll from. swinging down below a predetermined level. A second, strap 32 is connected to the! freeor nomhi-ngedj end of front wall I 1, and this strap is provided. with. a snap fastener element. 33 which is adapted to:- engage a complementary snap fastener element 34'. ailnxed to the back of mirror 30*. It will be seen therefore that in order to close the compartment formed by frame 25, front wall i1 is brought upwardly and against said frame 25 as well as against or at least adjacent to the side walls H and I2 of the handbag, and its strap 32 is then swung over the top of frame 25 and then downwardly until the two snap fastener elements 33 and 34 are in position for interengagement with each other. The handbag as a, whole may there- It will be observed that straps 45 and 46 are fastened at one end to the side walls of 'frame and that they are fastened to each other at their opposite end by means of snap fastener 41.

These straps, when not in use,hang downwardly along the side walls of frame 25, as shown in Fig.

1. They are brought upwardly however to assume a substantially horizontal position when they are used to hold radio 40in place in frame 25. This is shown in Fig. 2. In other words,

' front wall I! is not needed to hold 'radio 40 in place in frame 25.

' It will be understood from the foregoing that an invention is herein claimed, which may be modified in many ways to meet individual requirements. It has already been stated that the precise design of the handbag proper is not critical and that it may be :made in accordance with. diiferentstyles as desired. One of the features which it should include, if possible; is a hingedly- "connected front wall substantially similar to front wall ll. It is by means of thistype of wall that the radio set contained in the handbagmay be;-

exposed. for use. The employment of a wall of thistype makes it unnecessary to remove the radio set from the handbag inorder to use the radio set. Furthermore, it is highly desirable to have a front wall of this type, which may be,

fastened to the; radio set-containing frame in substantially themanner shown-in the drawing. Itwill be appreciated that when this type of front wall is fastened in closed" position to the frame in which the radio set is contained it is.

not necessary, when opening the handbag in connection with its conventional use, to open the front wall at the same; time. The cover flap of the handbag proper maybe swung ,back to expose the contents of the handbag without disturbing the radio set or the frame in which it is mounted, or the 'front flap which closes the frame in which'the radio set is mounted.

The material of which the handbag may be made is not critical, and any conventional handbag material may be employed, The accordion members of the bag shouldhcweverbe made of relatively fiexibl'jmaterialj since, otherwise, it would not be possible to expand or contract the handbag as above described. The framein which the radio set is mounted should preferably be *ma'depf relatively stiff material inorder to protect the radio set'against injury. -The specific strap means by' which the radio set is held in place in its framezas shownin the drawing need not necessarily be used, and other conventional 4 means for holding an object in place in a frame adapted to receive it may be used to equal advantage.

It will be understood that the handbag hereinabove described may be used with or without a radio set. It is a complete bag even though the radio set may not be in it, since its frame 25 may be used to hold other objects than a radio set. And the bag is complete even if nothing is carried within frame 25,,the mirror constituting one wall of said frame being left exposed for conventional use. This invention should not therefore be considered as merely comprisin a womans handbag having a radio set compartment fitted therein, but rather as a handbag adapted to accommodate a radio set as well as other articles, either being accessible without disturbance to the other.

I claim:

1. A compartmented handbag, comprising a bag having a rear, bottom and side walls connected to one another along their entire contiguous edges, the free upright edges of said side walls having inwardly directed reentrantly folded extensions, a relatively deep, rectangular, rigid frame engaged by its inner upright edges to the free edges of said side wall extensions, a wall set into the said frame at its inner edges dividing said bag into an inner bag portion and an outer receptacle, a front wall pivotally secured by its bottom edge to the free edge of said bottom wall, a top wall pivotally secured by its bottom edge at the top edge of said rear wall, and means for interengaging said top and front walls to form a closure for said bag and receptacle.

2. The compartmented handbag of claim 1, wherein means are provided for securing the said front wall in upright position separately from said top wall.

3. The compartmented handbag of claim 1, wherein a carrying strap is secured to said side walls.

4. The compartmented handbag of claim 1, wherein means are provided, associated with said frame for releasably securing a radio set disposed within said receptacle.

NAT FELDMAN.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS 696,130 France Oct. 7, 1939 

